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MA Mathematics at University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Diego, United States

Programme overview

The MA in Pure Mathematics is offered under the Comprehensive Examination Plan and may be terminal or obtained on the way to the PhD.

Faculty: Mathematics  |  Department: Mathematics  |  Duration: 48 units; full-time students have seven quarters  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: La Jolla, CA, United States

What you will study

48 units, with 24 in graduate-level mathematics courses and the rest including no more than 8 upper-division mathematics units and 12 graduate units in a related field. Students pass two written examinations, one from Area 1 and one from Area 2, at MA level. No foreign language requirement.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University admission (graduate level): a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or the equivalent and a minimum B (3.0/4.0) average in upper-division or prior graduate work. Programme page (catalog): In addition, the department requires all applicants to submit scores from both the GRE General Test and Advanced Subject Test in Mathematics.

UC San Diego enrolls for Fall term only.

The graduate application fee is $135.

Apply through the official page: https://connect.grad.ucsd.edu/apply/

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